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Transport in RG1 7RB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG1 7RB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Battle & Caversham Bridge
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,098 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG1 7RB is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG1 7RB itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
40
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Reading Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Rose and Thistle, 112 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.5% of working residents in the RG1 7RB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 27.4% drive to work.

RG1 7RBEngland
Work from home29.5%31.5%
Drive27.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach11.8%4.3%
Train6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot15.7%7.6%
Bicycle3.6%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

40.7% of households in the RG1 7RB area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

RG1 7RBEngland
No car or van40.7%23.5%
142.4%41.3%
215%26.1%
3 or more1.8%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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